.. _Choosing Components to Install:

Choosing Components to Install
------------------------------

To deploy |product_name|, you need to choose components to install on the |product_name_bold_cap| screen. You need to deploy a single management+storage node first and then as many storage-only nodes as you want. The detailed instructions are provided in the following sections.

.. _Deploying the Management Node:

Deploying the Management Node
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On the first server, you will need to install the admin panel alongside the storage component.

Do the following on the |product_name_bold_cap| screen:

#. Choose **Admin panel and storage**.

#. In the **Internal management network** drop-down list, select a network interface for internal management and configuration purposes.

#. In the **Admin panel network** drop-down list, select a network interface that will provide access to the admin panel.

#. Create a password for the superadmin account of the admin panel and confirm it in the corresponding fields.

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#. Click **Done** and proceed to :ref:`Selecting Destination Partition`.

.. _Deploying Storage Nodes:

Deploying Storage Nodes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On the second and other servers, you will need to install the **Storage** component only. Such servers will run services related to data storage and will be added to the infrastructure during installation.

For security reasons, you will need to provide a token that can only be obtained from the admin panel you have installed on the first server. A single token can be used to install the storage component on multiple servers in parallel.

To obtain a token:

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#. In the admin panel, you will see the **NODES** screen where the only node will be shown in the **UNASSIGNED** list. Click **ADD NODE** and a screen with instructions on adding storage nodes will appear. On it, a token will be shown (you can generate a new one if needed; generating a new token invalidates the old one).

Having obtained the token, do the following on the |product_name_bold| screen:

#. Choose **Storage**.

#. In the **Management node address** field, specify the IP address of the management node.

#. In the **Token** field, specify the acquired token.

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#. Click **Done** and proceed to :ref:`Selecting Destination Partition`.

The node will appear on the **NODES** screen in the **UNASSIGNED** list right after the successful token validation. However, you can join it to the storage cluster only after the installation is complete.